Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:12

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:12 - 5:12

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:12 - 5:12

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5:2 - 5:2
5:3 - 5:3
5:4 - 5:4
5:5 - 5:5
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5:7 - 5:7
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5:11 - 5:11
5:12 - 5:12
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5:16 - 5:16
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5:18 - 5:18
5:19 - 5:19
5:20 - 5:20

Another argument against anxiety to gain riches. “Sleep ... sweet” answers to “quietness” (Ecc 4:6); “not suffer ... sleep,” to “vexation of spirit.” Fears for his wealth, and an overloaded stomach without “laboring” (compare Ecc 4:5), will not suffer the rich oppressor to sleep.